‘Track intrusion’ delayed early SkyTrains heading to downtown Vancouver

A SkyTrain on the Expo Line
FILE - A SkyTrain on the Expo Line. (Kelvin Gawley, CityNews Image)

By Charlie Carey

Posted January 26, 2024 7:08 am.

Last Updated January 26, 2024 8:07 am.

The Expo Line was temporarily delayed Friday morning after a “track intrusion alarm” went off at Stadium-Chinatown SkyTrain Station just after 5:30 a.m.

TransLink said SkyTrains were running from King George Station to Commercial-Broadway Station, but commuters had to get off at that station and jump on a bus.

As of 7:40 a.m., the station reopened, with TransLink explaining that the “police incident” was cleared.

“Trains will resume normal operation but some delays as regular frequency is restored,” the transit provider said.

A bus bridge was temporarily set up for those going between Granville and Commercial-Broadway stations during the closure.

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